what size of action for a 338 lapua?

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I'm tossing around the idea to start collecting pieces to build a 338 lapua magnum.
What size of an action do I need that can handle this caliber?
 
Some large magnum actions can handle the cartridge.

What kind of budget do you have for the action? For the entire rifle? Who are you going to have assemble it? Have you talked to them first?

I wouldn't even consider such a project unless your pockets are deep. I'd say $2-3k for the rifle, another $2k for optics and then $1k for ammo/reloading supplies. Keep in mind that .338's are expensive to shoot, several dollars per shot, and that's if you reload.
 
You go can from a Savage in an HS stock for $1000'ish ready to go with det mag system and brake.

pretty hard to beat that for the performance you get and you can always change the barrel later.

Then you can get a PGW for a few dollars more....

Jerry
 
my budget is going to be as cheap as possible with no savage parts.I never liked savage.
Looking at some of my other guns it will probably get expensive anyway! I will put this togheter myself.
Ar180shooter said:
Some large magnum actions can handle the cartridge.

What kind of budget do you have for the action? For the entire rifle? Who are you going to have assemble it? Have you talked to them first?

I wouldn't even consider such a project unless your pockets are deep. I'd say $2-3k for the rifle, another $2k for optics and then $1k for ammo/reloading supplies. Keep in mind that .338's are expensive to shoot, several dollars per shot, and that's if you reload.
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freddygotarf said:
my budget is going to be as cheap as possible with no savage parts.I never liked savage.
Looking at some of my other guns it will probably get expensive anyway! I will put this togheter myself.
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As cheap as possible and .338 LM don't go well together...

I don't mean to be a d!ck, but you may want to rethink getting a .338 if this is your thought process. I worked in firearms retail for several years, and I saw numerous guys buy .338's and then dump them 6 months later because they were "too expensive" to shoot. I'm not trying to convince you not to buy/build one, I just want to make sure that you know it's going to get expensive... both to buy/build and to shoot, and there aren't too many places where you can make full use of it. Plus, I would mention that buying all the parts separately, even if you're assembling it yourself (I have no idea if you've done something like that before, but I would not recommend it unless you have extensive gunsmithing experience), will likely be almost as expensive, or even more expensive than buying a factory rifle (You'll likely be looking at $500 for a stripped action, $500 for a barrel blank, Several hundred for a stock, a few hundred more for all of the other misc. parts, then assembly time, chambering the barrel blank, profiling and crowning the barrel, etc... Remington 700's in .338 are available from Wolverine at a little over $2k, plus optics, plus everything else).
 
Ar180shooter said:
As cheap as possible and .338 LM don't go well together...

I don't mean to be a d!ck, but you may want to rethink getting a .338 if this is your thought process. I worked in firearms retail for several years, and I saw numerous guys buy .338's and then dump them 6 months later because they were "too expensive" to shoot. I'm not trying to convince you not to buy/build one, I just want to make sure that you know it's going to get expensive... both to buy/build and to shoot, and there aren't too many places where you can make full use of it. Plus, I would mention that buying all the parts separately, even if you're assembling it yourself (I have no idea if you've done something like that before, but I would not recommend it unless you have extensive gunsmithing experience), will likely be almost as expensive, or even more expensive than buying a factory rifle (You'll likely be looking at $500 for a stripped action, $500 for a barrel blank, Several hundred for a stock, a few hundred more for all of the other misc. parts, then assembly time, chambering the barrel blank, profiling and crowning the barrel, etc... Remington 700's in .338 are available from Wolverine at a little over $2k, plus optics, plus everything else).
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Looking at your pricing for parts it still cheaper than buying a gun.I don't count my own time as this is a hobby.
Half the fun is scrounging around gun shows looking for deals! It ain't rocket science if you have access to machinery & tools and mechanical skills to use it.
I know what reloading components could cost,if I was'nt willing to pay that I would'nt look at building a 338lm.
 
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